Tag Archives: Norway

Lofoten – from Å to Bø

Posted on September 17, 2012 by East of Elveden

North Norway’s Lofoten Islands are famous for their beauty. Not for nothing have these islands been sometimes described as the most beautiful in the world. Even on the dullest of days, the landscape here is breathtaking. Vertiginous ridges of ancient granite and gneiss … Continue reading →

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North of Narvik

Posted on September 9, 2012 by East of Elveden

Havøysund, Finnmark This post celebrates Europe’s most northerly reaches. I have just returned from a Scandinavian trip where I travelled between Stockholm, Sweden and Kirkenes close to the Russian and Finnish borders in Norway’s far north. Most of the travel, which was … Continue reading →

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